Has anyone had success removing Facebook completly? I've removed many other system apps without problem but even after removing htc.facebook.apk and htc.facebook.odex from System and facebook.katana.apk (not exact name, it was something like that) from Data I've still got the FB icon in the app drawer. When I click it says "the linked program is no longer installed" but still remains.
Of course I can't try a reboot with no perma root. It seems weird that just FB would have that problem. All my other removed app icons are gone completly. It sounds like a minor thing but it really irks me! It's my phone and I want it to be how I want it.
why would you remove such a integral portion of our generation.
jesusice said:
Has anyone had success removing Facebook completly? I've removed many other system apps without problem but even after removing htc.facebook.apk and htc.facebook.odex from System and facebook.katana.apk (not exact name, it was something like that) from Data I've still got the FB icon in the app drawer. When I click it says "the linked program is no longer installed" but still remains.
Of course I can't try a reboot with no perma root. It seems weird that just FB would have that problem. All my other removed app icons are gone completly. It sounds like a minor thing but it really irks me! It's my phone and I want it to be how I want it.
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Just uninstall it with titanium backup
Edit: Moved to themes and apps
Turns out it had been correctly uninstalled but Sense still had it cached or something. Force stopped Sense and when it restarted FB was gone
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So.. I deleted everything that I wanted to delete... problem is when you got to Manage Apps in settings it still shows but now its com.android.packagename and when you click on it it says application not found.
Anyway to take this out?
is no one else having this problem or something? or simply dont care?
Can you throw me list of what you removed ?
I had the same **** right after i removing all unwanted apps from the phone. Needed to reflash the phone in order to get it run propelly again, and after that did bit less "heavy handed" cleaning on the phone... Afaik i noticed, its those Google's apps that coused it... (gtalk or somethink like that)
Well I removed all the apps that I didn't want and it stayed in Settings > manage apps menu. So I reflashed again and deleted one this time (Alarm Clock, for testing purposes). Rebooted then went into the menu and it shows com.android.alarmclock, so the phone thinks its still there but its not anymore.. because when you try to go to it, it says Application Not found and kicks you out of the menu
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Thanks man..
This is a very weird issue. My messaging app suddenly went crazy. It launched all apps that I've opened in the past few hours and when i pressed it, it will cycle between all other apps except the messaging app. I've tried to delete and recreate the shortcut and even launch it from the tray.
I only solved it by rebooting the phone. Is it a software/hardware fault? 'Coz if it is, I can still bring back to the store and exchange for a new one.
I've had this happen with other apps in the past, just uninstalled and reinstalled them to fix it...
jeremiah_mn said:
I've had this happen with other apps in the past, just uninstalled and reinstalled them to fix it...
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Thanks. Glad to know it's not like a manufacturing fault.
Very frustrated at this point with all the missing apps. No facebook, no zeam, basically half my apps are missing. I've installed them manually but I'm sick of doing this every time there is a new update.
I'm running Uruk1.0 and have installed the Uruk-market, check to make sure the Galaxy id was in place, cleared the framework over and over again but still not seeing at least 20 of the apps I use.
Anything else I can do?
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Very frustrated at this point with all the missing apps. No facebook, no zeam, basically half my apps are missing. I've installed them manually but I'm sick of doing this every time there is a new update.
I'm running Uruk1.0 and have installed the Uruk-market, check to make sure the Galaxy id was in place, cleared the framework over and over again but still not seeing at least 20 of the apps I use.
Anything else I can do?
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Have you ever seen these apps in the Market on your Archos? Some things will not show up, no matter the device footprint, or the firmware version. Even using Market Enabler doesn't help. Also, alot of apps request hardware that isn't strictly necessary, like gps and 3g, and won't show up on devices that don't have the requested hardware.
yes, I used to see them just fine before I moved to Uruk1. On Uruk.7 I could download them. Not sure what changed.
I installed Swype on my TP yesterday and everything seemed fine, but today I keep getting the message that [bunch of asian characters] has stopped. I had no idea what it possibly could be since I don;t know what it says so I thought it might be Swype and went into Input on Settings to turn Swype off. Now, under KEYBOARD AND INPUT METHODS the first thing says Default and under it is a bunch of Asian characters. Under that is all the input methods. The interesting thing is there are two selections that are checked yet grayed out so I can't deselect them which are Japenese IME and the last one is those Asian characters. What is going on and how do I get rid of them?
OK. I went through all my Apps in Settings and at the very end is one named with Asian characters. Under the name it says version 4.0.3-eng.erik.20120221.223654. It doesn't give me the option to uninstall it, but I have disabled it. I don't download a lot of apps, and I certainly don't download shady looking apps, so where did it come from and how do I get rid of it??????
It could be something else pushed on you - some apps with the Networks and Internet permissions push random apps to your phone without you knowing it (or explicitly allowing it). My girlfriend has a music app that does it to her sometimes, and it's annoying, but not malicious (at least, not that I've seen).
I tried deleting it through Titanium but it didn't work so I decided to try installing the Nightly version of CM9 and that got rid of it completely. Still, weird!
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I tried deleting it through Titanium but it didn't work so I decided to try installing the Nightly version of CM9 and that got rid of it completely. Still, weird!
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It could be something else pushed on you - some apps with the Networks and Internet permissions push random apps to your phone without you knowing it (or explicitly allowing it). My girlfriend has a music app that does it to her sometimes, and it's annoying, but not malicious (at least, not that I've seen).
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installing applications on your phone/tablet without your "permission" is the definition of malicious.
IIRC there has been some sort of Asian language keyboard in CM9/ICS for a while. I remember disabling it a while ago, not sure why its included in an English version of the OS.
Well, when I installed the Nightly build all Japanese-related input choices disappeared, so maybe they aren't included in CM9 anymore? Whatever the reason, I am happy it is solved.
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It was considered a system app to Titanium, and to the phone as well, I guess. Titanium said it would do some special thing and the phone would reboot twice and it would be gone. Well, when it was finished doing its thing the app was still there. I think I tried using Titanium to remove the stock Music app that came with the phone and it didn't work right then, either. I can't remember how I got rid of that, but I eventually did.
Hey ever body I'm not sure if anyone else is having the problems I'm having with Facebook messenger but I've tried clearing the cache memory, uninstalling re-installing and nothing helps I actually have the same problem with my PC . When I go to send a message it has taken as much as an hour to send sometimes it doesn't send at all and I've googled my butt off to no avail. I'm hoping someone here has an answer as to how to fix it my S8 is still on 7.0 and it's a Sprint phone if you have any ideas you can either post them here or email me at [email protected] admins sorry if I'm putting in the wrong section
Thanks in advance,
Harry
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Hey ever body I'm not sure if anyone else is having the problems I'm having with Facebook messenger but I've tried clearing the cache memory, uninstalling re-installing and nothing helps I actually have the same problem with my PC . When I go to send a message it has taken as much as an hour to send sometimes it doesn't send at all and I've googled my butt off to no avail. I'm hoping someone here has an answer as to how to fix it my S8 is still on 7.0 and it's a Sprint phone if you have any ideas you can either post them here or email me at [email protected] admins sorry if I'm putting in the wrong section
Thanks in advance,
Harry
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I have no issues with FB messenger on my T-Mobile S8+, when I send one I get a response within minutes if not sooner. I'm wondering if you have another app on your phone that is causing issues with FB messenger app, not sure what it might be though.
white00gt said:
Hey ever body I'm not sure if anyone else is having the problems I'm having with Facebook messenger but I've tried clearing the cache memory, uninstalling re-installing and nothing helps I actually have the same problem with my PC . When I go to send a message it has taken as much as an hour to send sometimes it doesn't send at all and I've googled my butt off to no avail. I'm hoping someone here has an answer as to how to fix it my S8 is still on 7.0 and it's a Sprint phone if you have any ideas you can either post them here or email me at [email protected] admins sorry if I'm putting in the wrong section
Thanks in advance,
Harry
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Try these
1st
Settings: Applications: 3 Dots in right corner: Special Access: Optimize Battery Usage: Change view to all apps: Then turn off anything Facebook related.
2nd
Remove accounts and re-sign in
3rd
Verify Sync is enabled and data isn't restricted for those apps
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Make sure data saver isn't enabled within Facebook or Messenger app settings
There could be a ton of reasons for this though. If non of the above resolves then most likely it's either carrier data/service related or FB servers. If none of this resolves and it continues much longer I'd suggest opening a support ticket with Facebook as they could get a better idea of what is causing the delay.
O and having multiple active locations signed in can cause you to miss out on notifications and even have delays in sending/receiving messages.
ggrant3876 said:
I have no issues with FB messenger on my T-Mobile S8+, when I send one I get a response within minutes if not sooner. I'm wondering if you have another app on your phone that is causing issues with FB messenger app, not sure what it might be though.
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I closed out every app I've installed and the problem is still there
i use both facebook lite and messenger lite both work perfectly on the s8+ , not as pretty but saving on facebook alone 200mb is great
white00gt said:
I closed out every app I've installed and the problem is still there
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Closing apps isn't a problem nor would cache/data. It would be settings related, account related, or some mixture of both.
FB says to first try removing accounts, wipe data/cache, remove apps (FB & Messenger), then start over. The article was done back in KitKat days but that is the best way to start in narrowing down the "why" aspect.
The article that follows that points to VPN and ad blocking as a potential culprit but I would think that's unlikely in your case.
FB services app including update manager came preinstalled on S7/S7 Edge in which I once had your same issue for a week but using package disabler I wiped those, uninstalled app (FB & Messenger), rebooted, followed by installing again. Fixed the issue and until now hadn't thought of it.
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Closing apps isn't a problem nor would cache/data. It would be settings related, account related, or some mixture of both.
FB says to first try removing accounts, wipe data/cache, remove apps (FB & Messenger), then start over. The article was done back in KitKat days but that is the best way to start in narrowing down the "why" aspect.
The article that follows that points to VPN and ad blocking as a potential culprit but I would think that's unlikely in your case.
FB services app including update manager came preinstalled on S7/S7 Edge in which I once had your same issue for a week but using package disabler I wiped those, uninstalled app (FB & Messenger), rebooted, followed by installing again. Fixed the issue and until now hadn't thought of it.
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Tried everything couldn't uninstall Facebook, Facebook manager or messenger, I even used the app you suggested it couldn't remove it so don't know where to go from here
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Tried everything couldn't uninstall Facebook, Facebook manager or messenger, I even used the app you suggested it couldn't remove it so don't know where to go from here
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I used app to wipe data on them all and only uninstalled Facebook and Messenger the normal way. Have you changed the battery optimization settings like mentioned in my post a few back? Also account removal is an important step.
Ser0mancerXXIV said:
Closing apps isn't a problem nor would cache/data. It would be settings related, account related, or some mixture of both.
FB says to first try removing accounts, wipe data/cache, remove apps (FB & Messenger), then start over. The article was done back in KitKat days but that is the best way to start in narrowing down the "why" aspect.
The article that follows that points to VPN and ad blocking as a potential culprit but I would think that's unlikely in your case.
FB services app including update manager came preinstalled on S7/S7 Edge in which I once had your same issue for a week but using package disabler I wiped those, uninstalled app (FB & Messenger), rebooted, followed by installing again. Fixed the issue and until now hadn't thought of it.
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Ser0mancerXXIV said:
I used app to wipe data on them all and only uninstalled Facebook and Messenger the normal way. Have you changed the battery optimization settings like mentioned in my post a few back? Also account removal is an important step.
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I just couldn't get to remove my account cause when I go to remove it the normal way it just gives me the option to shut it off or to remove updates, thanks for the reply
white00gt said:
I just couldn't get to remove my account cause when I go to remove it the normal way it just gives me the option to shut it off or to remove updates, thanks for the reply
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So you are unable to remove Facebook or Messenger accounts?
Settings:Cloud and accounts:Accounts:Facebook:3dot in top right corner:Remove.
Did you try the lite version of the messenger?
(white logo, playstore)
Secceron said:
Did you try the lite version of the messenger?
(white logo, playstore)
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Not yet but I will
white00gt said:
Not yet but I will
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Light version works perfectly no delays or freezing at all